Reading and Writing 4
Unit 4 Student Book Answer Key
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Activity A., p. 92
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, I like to write by hand. I don’t type fast,
so I can write what I need by hand. I have more
confidence in what I write with a pen.
2. Writing is a very old system. We use it every
day, and we can use it when we don’t have a
computer.
3. I think these people are writing by hand
because they want to preserve a part of their
culture.
Activity B., p. 92
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. So much more time consuming; easier and
more practical to type
2. Sophy – skill; calligraphy; for example; part of
being human; appreciate as skill
Yuna – important; easier to express myself;
important skill to learn when young
Felix – best way to express our feelings and our
personality
I agree with Felix that writing by hand is the
best way to express my personality./ I agree
with Marcus that writing by hand is too time
consuming.
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity D., p. 94
Answers will vary. Sample answers.
1. We get better through practice.
2. People would be happier if they could read
other people’s handwriting.
3. You can change anything if you work at it
long enough.
4. Working hard is more important than
working for a long time.
READING 1
WORK WITH THE READING
Activity B., pp. 98–99
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. c
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7. a
8. b
9. c
10. c 11. b 12. c
Activity D., pp. 99–100
1. a
2. c
3. c
4. a
Activity E., p. 100
1. Paragraphs 2-3
2. Paragraphs 5-7
3. Paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 8-11
Activity F., p. 100
1. T
2. T
3. F. Palmer states that cultures have favored
connected script throughout time.
4. T
5. F. Children can also refine nerve connections
and develop good motor skills when learning
how to print.
WRITE WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A., p. 100
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
1. Yes, I learned how to write in two different
ways because I learned both in school.
2. It’s more important to learn to write by hand
because we use handwriting every day, and you
can always type with one or two fingers.
3. Maybe people won’t have pen or paper, but
they will probably always have a way to write.
READING SKILL
Activity A., p. 101
Speed: Print—some people can write quickly
Cursive—usually faster than print
Legibility: Print— more legible
Cursive— harder to read
Choice: Print—can also learn to type fast
Cursive—individualistic; people can
choose to learn or not
Part of culture: Print—can be left to specialists
Cursive—more mature; valuable link to
past
6. a
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READING 2
PREVIEW THE READING
Activity A., p. 102
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
How he started calligraphy/where he learned
calligraphy/how long he has been involved with
it/who helped him get started/ whether this is
his profession or a hobby
4. Harvard University, the University of
Cambridge, the University of California, and
Boston University
5. ArabNews.com by Afra Naushad
Activity G., p. 107
Two of the world’s most beautiful styles of
writing/opposites/complements/combined
result in a writing style of unique beauty
WORK WITH THE READING
Activity B., pp. 105–106
a. craft
b. essentially
c. inspiring
d. talent
e. undertake
f. exhibit
g. imagery
h. complement
i. unique
j. determination
k. recognize
Activity D., p. 106
1. False. He taught calligraphy at Harvard.
(paragraph )2 OR He learned calligraphy in
Istanbul (paragraph 3)
2. True. (paragraph 4, 6)
3. True. (paragraph 2)
4. True. (paragraph 2, 3)
5. True. (paragraph 5)
6. False. He will seek to continue calligraphy
(paragraph 8)
7. True. (paragraph 1)
Activity E., p. 107
1. 1
2. 5
3. 3
4. 2
5. 4
Activity F., p. 107
1. Haji Noor Deen was the first Chinese person
to be given the award.
2. “The 99 names of God”
3. Istanbul, Turkey
WRITE WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A., p. 108
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
1. He wants to promote the unity of Arabic and
Chinese cultures.
2. Everyone should be able to learn some basics
of calligraphy, but not necessarily to the extent
of becoming an expert.
Activity B., p. 108
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
1. They can both be artistic/both are done by
hand/both use words
2. There are different characters/English writing
is primarily functional whereas calligraphy is
inherently artistic
3. Learning cursive isn’t necessary so that time
could be better spent on more important
subjects like math.
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VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A., p. 109
1. A noun, a verb
2. A boat, a skill, to make
Activity B., p. 110
1. verb: make something develop or become
more active
2. noun: any of the long threads that carry
messages between the brain and parts of the
body, enabling you to move, feel pain
3. verb: to keep stating that something is true,
even though other people do not agree or do
not believe it
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4. verb: to reach a particular age, level or
condition
5. adjective: very special or unusual
6. verb: to make yourself responsible for
something and start doing it
7. verb: to give somebody the desire,
confidence or enthusiasm to do something well
8. noun: language that produces pictures in the
minds of people reading or listening
WRITING SKILL
Activity A., pp. 112–113
1. While both methods serve the purpose of
putting words into visible text, there are also
some important differences.
2. Point by point
3. Answers will vary. Sample answer: The essay
is balanced between the two subjects.
Activity B., p. 113
1. Both: same groups of letters form words;
same words form sentences
Handwriting: more information about the
author comes out; appearance changes with
emotion;
2. Both: put ideas from brain to more
permanent form
Handwriting: paper and ink; eye on the paper
Typing: screen and electrons; possibility of
paying attention to ideas
3. Both: convey information to reader; errors in
both
Handwriting: easier to get away with errors;
Typing: program often takes care of common
errors
Activity C., p. 113
Similarities: same groups of letters form words;
same words form sentences/ put ideas from
brain to more permanent form/ convey
information to reader; errors in both
Differences:
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Handwriting: more information about the
author comes out; appearance changes with
emotion/ paper and ink; eye on the paper/
easier to get away with errors
Typing: screen and electrons; possibility of
paying attention to ideas/ program often takes
care of common errors
Activity F., pp. 115–116
1. In the past few years, do-it-yourself (DIY)
projects have become increasingly popular, but
they are different from how they used to be.
2. point by point, past and present. Answers will
vary. Sample answer: The points are fairly
balanced.
GRAMMAR SKILL
Activity A., p. 117
1. Although CT
2. Similarly CP
3. Nonetheless CT
4. Whereas CT
5. Likewise CP
Activity B., p. 117
1. prefers to play sports
2. built a computer too
3. he likes camping better
4. go to the beach
5. appreciate having time to relax
6. sleep outside
Activity C., p. 118
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
1. ,I enjoy cooking and eating the fish.
2. ,I find it boring.
3. , not many people become famous artists.
4. , they are also paid well.
5. , hockey is my favorite sport.
6. , I plan on working until my old age.
7. , students need ambition to learn English
grammar.
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